Which to use
“vorgehen” and “vorlegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,006
- “vorgehen” frequency rank
- #12,827
- “vorlegen” frequency rank
- 15833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorgehen | vorlegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich nach vorne bewegen | etwas herausholen und öffentlich präsentieren |
Where the eye mixes vorgehen and vorlegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vorgehen and vorlegen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vorgehen vs vorlegen
A purely visual mix-up. vorgehen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]) and vorlegen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorgehen is recorded at frequency rank #3,006, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]. vorlegen is at rank #12,827, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15833, this pair ranks #1,940,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vorgehen vs vorlegen
Shared letters: egnorv. Private to "vorgehen": h. Private to "vorlegen": l.
"vorgehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "vorlegen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorgehen" and "vorlegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vorgehen" or "vorlegen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vorgehen" and "vorlegen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorlegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorgehen" and "vorlegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgelegen vs vorlegen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,940,791 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.